Species Sansevieria trifasciata
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There aren’t any identifications of Sansevieria trifasciata.
Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Sansevieria:
Named in error by Carl Peter Thunberg for Raimondo di Sangro (Sansgrio), prince of Sanservol (Sanseveria, Sanseviera) (1710–1771), Italian nobleman, inventor, soldier, writer and scientist. He studied at a Jesuit college in Rome, and spoke many European languages, including Hebrew and Arabic. He was a prolific inventor of, inter alia, a lightweight cannon that could outshoot standard ones, a hydraulic device that could pump water to any height, a printing press that could print many colours in a single impression, and a wooden carriage that could travel on both land and water, among others. The discoverer Vincenzo Petanga of Naples actually wanted the plant to be named after Pietro Antonio Sanseverino (1724–1771), Duke of Chiaromonte. He established a garden of rare and exotic plants in the south of Italy. No further details are available.
Etymology of trifasciata:
From the Latin tri- = 'three' and fasciatus = 'banded'
Scientific name:
Sansevieria trifasciata Hort.
Etymology applies to:
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Protologue:
Bengal Pl. 2: 1054 (1903)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1903
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Sansevieria trifasciata.